This page displays every type of character armor found in Diablo II. There are subtle differences between every kind, even the various plate armors that look identical. They usually have some difference in the shoulder pad or sleeve.
- All images courtesy of Alain's Armor Page.
Armor Appearance
Armors found in-game may vary by color, since certain affixes add palette shifts, but the basic graphics never change.
- Armor Weight:
- Light = no running speed/stamina penalty.
- Medium = 5% penalty.
- Heavy = 10% penalty.
| Armor Type: Normal / Excep / Elite | Armor Weight | Inventory Image | Amazon | Assassin | Barb | Druid | Necro | Paladin | Sorc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | NA | NA |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Quilted Armor/ Ghost Armor/ Dusk Shroud | Light |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Leather Armor/ Serpentskin Armor/ Wyrmhide | Light |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Hard Leather Armor/ Demonhide Armor/ Scarab Husk | Light |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Studded Leather/ Trellised Armor/ Wire Fleece | Light |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Ring Mail/ Linked Mail/ Diamond Mail | Medium |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Scale Mail/ Tigulated Mail/ Loricated Mail | Heavy |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Breast Plate/ Cuirass/ Great Hauberk | Light |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Chain Mail/ Mesh Armor/ Boneweave | Medium |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Splint Mail/ Russet Armor/ Balrog Skin | Medium |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Light Plate/ Mage Plate/ Archon Plate | Light |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Field Plate/ Sharktooth Armor/ Kraken Shell | Medium |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Plate Mail/ Templar Coat/ Hellforge Plate | Heavy |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Gothic Plate/ Embossed Plate/ Lacquered Plate | Medium |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Full Plate Mail/ Chaos Armor/ Shadow Plate | Heavy |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Ancient Armor/ Ornate Plate/ Sacred Armor | Medium |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |